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Mauritania

Currency code: 
MRO
Currency name: 
Mauritanian ouguiya
Country name: 
Mauritania
Capital: 
Nouakchott
Country code: 
MR
Continent: 
Africa
Independence: 
November 28, 1960
Independent from: 
from France
Total area: 
1,030,700
Land area: 
1,030,700
Population: 
3,437,610
Population note: 
3,437,610 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: 
Arabic
All languages: 
Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya
Time zone: 
(UTC+0) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+0)
Drive on: 
Right
Calling code: 
+222
Domain: 
.mr